After 4 days of Helena's arrival from the hospital, Estefano knew she was no longer menstruating, but he didn't try to touch her in a more intimate way. He was crazy with desire, but he could swear she was afraid of him. She was always finding excuses to stay away.
Helena was in the kitchen with a glass of water in her hand; it was already early morning and Estefano was coming in from the street. The sight of her in one of his shirts and barefoot intoxicated him. He was armed, took the two guns from his waist and placed them on the counter; it was there on the counter that he would have her again.
"Good evening, sweetheart."
"Good evening. You took a while. Where have you been?"
She was jealous. Estefano noticed that.
"I'm not going to say where I've been, Helena, you just need to kno
